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Martinus Veltman

Physics Nobel laureate


Martinus J. G. Veltman - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Martinus_J._G._Veltman
Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtinʏʃʏsˈtinʏs xoːdəˈfridʏs ˈtini ˈvɛltmɑn]; 27 June 1931 – 4 January 2021) was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory.

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tommy lasorda
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British middle-distance runner Bill Nankeville who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. Passed away, age 95.

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Michael Apted, director and "Seven Up" documentarian, dies at 79.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/08/michael-apted-director-seven-up-dies-79


Eleanor Wadsworth, 103. Pilot.

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Howard Johnson

"...arguably the best-known tuba player in contemporary jazz for the past several decades, died this morning, January 11, following a long, unspecified illness."

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/howard-johnson-tuba-dies-79/?fbclid=IwAR14K9d8HVwUexCRrwjTjSCsOTWCjBXSCy84GcwbJ_0Y44LItRVeLZh7oFM


@moonbus said
Eleanor Wadsworth, 103. Pilot.
He lived a good long life!

May he R.I.P.

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@very-rusty said
He lived a good long life!

May he R.I.P.

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Eleanor was a woman

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@lemondrop said
Eleanor was a woman
You are correct. What a difference an 'S' can make in a word!!!

My apology.

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@very-rusty said
You are correct. What a difference an 'S' can make in a word!!!

My apology.

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when you saw the word pilot you automatically assumed it was a man


@lemondrop said
when you saw the word pilot you automatically assumed it was a man
They actually had a documentary on her not that long ago I recall watching.

But you are right! In this case I have no idea why I said 'he' instead of 'she' knowing better.

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Siegfried. (Of Siegfried and Roy.) 81.

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Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls guitarist, dead at 69

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@moonbus said
Siegfried. (Of Siegfried and Roy.) 81.
Something I've not seen mentioned anywhere: does the tiger survive them both? They're pretty long-lived, for felines.

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